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BUCKLE.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK CALIFF, OF ELK CREEK, SOUTH DAKOTA.

BUCKLE.

ZPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,898, dated August22, 1893.

Application filed April 1, 1893. Serial No. 468,686. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Beit known thatI, FRANK CALIFF, a citizen of the United States, residingat Elk Creek, in the county of Lawrence and State of South Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of this buckle. Fig. 2, is alongitudinal central section through the buckle. Fig. 3, is a detail inplan showingr how the spring engages under the loop projections to holdthe tongue down.

This invention is an improvement in harness buckles and the noveltyconsists in the construction of the several parts, their coinbinationwith each other, and in the device as a whole; all as will now be morefully and clearly described as well as pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings A, denotes what may be generally designatedas the case or frame, preferably made of metal; it is usuallyrectangular in shape and is hollow, but open at each end and about threetimes as wide as high. y

In the slot b, formed by the looped projection B, at one extremity theend of the breeching strap O, is properly secured, and through thehollow or longitudinal opening a, in the body of the frame, the free endC', of the strap is passed. It is here secured in position by means ofthe bolt d, on the under side of the tongue D, which tongue is hinged atd', in the top of the frame A. The bolt d, is adapted to pass throughany desired one of the holes or slots c', in the free end of the strapand through the hole a', in the bottom of the frame. When the tongue ispressed down for this purpose it is held in position by the leaf springd2, `attached to its front, the free ends of which spring engage underthe projections e, of the part of the buckle which forms the hame tugloop E. The tongue can` be released from this position and thereby allowthe strap end to be removed from the buckle, by pressing back with thefingers the ends of the spring which extend slightly beyond theprojection d, of the loop and thus releasing them.

miliar with this class of devices.

On one side at the upper edge of the frame is placed the back band loopF, while on the opposite side of the frame is placed the belly band loopG. All these loops may be made integral with the frame or otherwise, asmay be preferred.

The use and operation of this buckle will be comprehended at a glance byany one fa- It presents in a compact, neat and very durable form a veryserviceable and useful buckle. Its structure is such as to preventaccumulation of dirt, an objection often made to similar devices now inuse.

What I claim isl. The above described buckle consisting of a hollow bodyhaving at one extremity a loop for attachment of one end of thebreeching strap, and provided with a hinged tongue having a bolt in itsunder side adapted to enter the hole inthe free endof the strap as it ispassed through to the hollow body of the buckle and also a hole inbottom of the frame and having at its front end a spring the ends ofwhich are adapted to engage the ends of the hame tug loop, substantiallyas described.

2. In a buckle, as described the hollow body A the hinged tongue havinga bolt on its un der side and a spring on its front end cornbined withthe loop E, having projections e, under which said spring ends may beengaged so as to hold the spring down, but slightly projecting beyond soas to be released from engagement therewith when occasion requires,substantially as described.

3. The buckle, as described, consisting of the hollow body A, open ateach end and having a hole a', in its bottom, and provided with strapand tug loops B, and E, respectively at opposite ends, the latter ofsaid loops, having projections e, and the band loops F, and G, at theopposite sides and the hinged tongue D, having a bolt d, ou its underside and a spring d2, at its front end to engage under the projectionse, of the loop E, all constructed and combined as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my si gnature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK CALIFF.

Witnesses:

MARY CALIEF, LOWELL CALIEF.

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